DONATION UTILITY ASSOCIATE TRAINEE

Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey and PhiPhiladelphia, PA
$17 - $17Onsite

About The Position

This role involves accepting donations from customers, providing a positive customer experience, and maintaining the donation area. The associate will also receive cross-training in barcoding and processing, and will be responsible for labeling outgoing gaylords, organizing merchandise, sorting donations, and assisting customers with loading items. Additional duties include operating a pallet jack and forklifts, conducting safety inspections, reporting injuries, and ensuring a clean and safe work environment. Regular attendance and a clean personal appearance are required.

Requirements

  • Must possess professional etiquette.
  • Ability to meet customer needs, understand their concerns, and resolve issues in a friendly and efficient manner.
  • Reliability: The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
  • Safety Awareness: Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
  • Honesty/Integrity: Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
  • Accountability: Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
  • Working Under Pressure: Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
  • Ability to pass a training certification class if needed for double stacker.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and ability to operate pump jack and/or double stacker.
  • Enthusiastic: Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.
  • Accuracy: Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
  • Ability to communicate and understand instructions, both verbal and written, in English.
  • Must be able to work a flexible schedule on short notice, including night, weekends and occasionally long hours.
  • Ability to meet physical demands of position.
  • Ability to be flexible and assist other areas of the store when needed.
  • Vision corrected to within normal limits.
  • Sense of sound (ability to hear donation bell).
  • Sense of touch.
  • Ability to function in a hectic work environment with occasional periods of high stress.

Nice To Haves

  • Ability to meet customer needs, understand their concerns, and resolve issues in a friendly and efficient manner.
  • The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
  • Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
  • Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
  • Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
  • Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
  • Ability to pass a training certification class if needed for double stacker.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and ability to operate pump jack and/or double stacker.
  • Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.
  • Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
  • Ability to communicate and understand instructions, both verbal and written, in English.
  • Must be able to work a flexible schedule on short notice, including night, weekends and occasionally long hours.
  • Ability to meet physical demands of position.
  • Ability to be flexible and assist other areas of the store when needed.
  • Vision corrected to within normal limits.
  • Sense of sound (ability to hear donation bell).
  • Sense of touch.
  • Ability to function in a hectic work environment with occasional periods of high stress.

Responsibilities

  • Follow all Goodwill policies and safety procedures.
  • Accept all donations from customers and provide a positive customer experience.
  • Assist with every donation and treat every donation with respect.
  • Thank every donor for supporting job training and education initiatives.
  • Receive cross-training as Barcoder and Processor Trainee.
  • Correctly label outgoing gaylords.
  • Maintain the placement of all merchandise and maintain the organization of the production room.
  • Sort donations into correct categories.
  • Assist customers with loading furniture or other items.
  • Present and obtain customer signature on waiver for furniture purchases.
  • Assist with sale tickets and sold signs for furniture, electrical, and other large items.
  • Assist in loading or unloading of merchandise onto/off trucks or trailers as needed.
  • Operate pallet jack, sit-down and/or standing forklift safely.
  • Conduct daily safety inspection on all company owned equipment including sit-down and standing forklifts.
  • Report all non-employee and employee injuries in a timely by notifying store manager.
  • Follow and ensure all safety rules are complied with and appropriate safety equipment is used.
  • Ensure work areas are maintained in a clean, uncluttered, hazard free condition.
  • Immediately take action and/or report any unsafe or potential hazards.
  • Maintain a clean and neat personal appearance at all times.
  • Wear company issued uniform.
  • Regular attendance is required.
  • Perform all other essential duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Prescription
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability
  • PTO/Holidays
  • Discounts
  • Credit Union
  • Voluntary Benefits
  • Mylo
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